He was a member of New Abundant Outeach Christian Center. Services were held April 18 at St. Joseph MB Church in the Friendship Community with burial following in Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery in the Robertsville Community.

Sylvester Holmes, 80, of Quincy, died April 4, 2009 at Miracle Hill in Tallahassee.

Services were held April 11 at Deliverance Temple Church in the Hardaway Community, with burial in Sunnyvale Cemetery in Quincy.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Lee Doyle Holmes of Quincy; daughter, Anglie Holmes Galloway of Quincy; sons, Alvin Holmes of Quincy and Rex Holmes of Tallahassee; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and a host of other family members and friends.

Clifton Theodore Straughn Sr., 96, loving husband, father, grandfather, Pawpaw and friend died march 30, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Carmi Curry Straughn; son, Ted Straughn (Muriel) of Quincy; daughter, Peggy Straughn Kinsaul (Butch) of Albany, Ga.; grandchildren, Cliff Straughn III of Chattahoochee, and Teri Wood and Tripp Thompson, both of of Cumming, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.

Rufus Lee “RD” Dudley, 48, of Bristol, died March 26, 2009 in Cypress.

Born March 26, 1961 in Jackson County, he was the son of Gracia Roulhac and John D. Dudley. He attended public school in Jackson County and was a grader for the Louisiana Pacific and Spanish Trail Lumber Companies in Cypress for more than 25 years.

He was married to Karen D. Dudley on Oct. 2, 1987 in Bristol, and they had two children.

Funeral services were held April 4 at St. Mary MB Church in Blountstown, with burial in the Bristol Cemetery.